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| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | WBEZ | CPS has doubled the number of college classes students are taking at their schools. Is it paying off? | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/03/29/cps-has-doubled-the-number-of-college-classes-students-are-taking-at-their-schools-is-it-paying-off-dual-credit-enrollment | At the start of her junior year, Arianna Brandt’s high school counselor urged her to go all out on dual credit — courses taught on her West Side campus that would earn her free college credit. If Brandt pushed herself, she could even graduate high school with a two-year associate … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | WBEZ | Lake View’s Heray Spice creates opportunities in Afghanistan with saffron | https://www.wbez.org/business/2026/03/29/lake-view-heray-spice-salehi-afghanistan-farmers-saffron | Mohammad Salehi opens a jar of saffron and smells the dark crimson threads nestled inside. The spice has a rich, musky aroma that’s a reminder of home. Heray Spice, Salehi’s fair trade business, imports saffron grown by farmers in Herat in western Afghanistan where he grew up. Saffron, known as … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Yorktown community holds vigil for Sheridan Gorman, student shot and killed in Chicago | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sheridan-gorman-memorial-yorktown-westchester-county-march-28-2026 | ![Yorktown community remembers Sheridan Gorman][6] #### [ Yorktown community remembers Sheridan Gorman ][7] Yorktown community remembers student shot and killed in Chicago #### The Brief * * The Yorktown community held a vigil for Sheridan Gorman on Saturday night, March 28. * Gorman was shot and killed while away at … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: Scooter-riding gunman shot at officers before arrest, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/scooter-riding-gunman-shot-at-police | #### The Brief * * A suspect was arrested after crashing his scooter, fleeing from police and then shooting at officers. * Police did not identify the suspect but charges are pending. **CHICAGO** \- A gunman was arrested after crashing his scooter, fleeing from police, and then [ shooting at … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A Northwestern study claims to support trans youths' wellbeing. Parents, advocates say it'll do the opposite. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2026/03/29/northwestern-university-study-trans-gender-affirming-care-dysphoria-michael-bailey | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][19] * [ Facebook ][20] * [ Bluesky ][21] * [ Email ][22] * [ Reddit ][23] * [ Flipboard ][24] The ads for an online survey targeting transgender youth and their parents seem innocuous at first. “Navigating gender dysphoria?” … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | CPS has doubled the number of college classes students are taking at their schools. Is it paying off? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/29/cps-has-doubled-the-number-of-college-classes-students-are-taking-at-their-schools-is-it-paying-off-dual-credit-enrollment | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] At the start of her junior year, Arianna Brandt’s high school counselor urged her to go all out on … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Stress and emotions set best friends against each other | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/03/29/dearabby-today-dear-abby-stress-and-emotions-set-best-friends-against-each-other | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] **DEAR ABBY:** I have fallen out with my best friend of 20 years, and I’m not sure how to … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | ABC Local | Serious Forest Park crash shuts down all inbound Eisenhower Expressway lanes: ISP | https://abc7chicago.com/post/serious-forest-park-crash-290-1st-avenue-shuts-down-inbound-eisenhower-expressway-lanes-illinois-state-police/18801339/ | FOREST PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- All inbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway are shut down after a serious west suburban crash on Sunday morning. It happened near 1st Avenue in Forest Park. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] Illinois State police say traffic … |
| View Article | 3 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | ABC Local | What to know about Trump's order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines | https://abc7.com/post/what-know-trumps-executive-order-pay-tsa-officers-impact-airport-security-lines/18800463/ | With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers aimed at alleviating long security lines. Trump's [ executive order on Friday ][1] instructed the Department of Homeland Security … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | March 29, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Sunday, March 29, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/03/29/horoscopes-today-sunday-march-29-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from noon to 3 p.m. After that, the moon moves from … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Ex-DuPage County prosecutor sentenced after threatening lawmakers, gun control groups | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ex-dupage-county-prosecutor-sentenced-for-threatening-lawmakers-gun-control-groups/3915205/ | A former DuPage County prosecutor was sentenced earlier this month to home confinement and supervised release after pleading guilty to suggesting online that a bomb could go off at a downstate LGBTQ festival. Samuel Cundari, 32, an assistant state’s attorney at the time of the 2024 social media posts, also … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Police release picture of man sought for attacking elderly person on CTA platform | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-release-picture-of-man-sought-for-attacking-elderly-person-on-cta-platform/3915215/ | Chicago police released an image on Saturday of a man who they are searching for after he attacked an elderly man while on a CTA platform last weekend. In a [ Community Alert ][1] , authorities said the man attacked an elderly person around 3:09 p.m. on March 21 on … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Golden years, golden arches: Chicago-area woman, 95, surprised at beloved McDonald’s birthday tradition | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/golden-years-golden-arches-chicago-area-woman-95-surprised-beloved-mcdonalds-birthday-tradition | ![Chicago-area woman, 95, surprised at beloved McDonald’s birthday tradition][1] #### [ Chicago-area woman, 95, surprised at beloved McDonald’s birthday tradition ][2] A 95-year-old woman walked into her regular McDonald’s expecting lunch and found a room full of people waiting on her, including staff who made her a cake and planned … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bulls keep pace with Bucks by dropping close one to Grizzlies | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/03/28/bulls-keep-up-milwaukee-dropping-close-one-grizzlies | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s not as though Bulls coach Billy Donovan still is searching for some deep meaning as … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Family mourning 3 girls, grandfather killed in Crete house fire: 'They were full of life' | https://abc7chicago.com/post/crete-house-fire-71-year-old-walter-palmer-16-kassidy-james-11-mary-7-ivory-found-dead/18799200/ | CRETE, Ill. (WLS) -- A family is in mourning after three girls and their grandfather were [ found dead in a massive house fire ][1] in the far south suburbs this week. Crete fire crews responded just before 1 a.m. Wednesday to a reported fire in the 100-block of Chalet … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Iowa-Illinois March Madness game delayed by nonstop buzzer sounding for 7 minutes | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/iowa-illinois-march-madness-game-delayed-by-nonstop-buzzer-sounding-for-7-minutes/3915192/ | A buzzer malfunction caused a delay — a very loud, very unpleasant delay — of about 10 minutes in the first half of the [ NCAA Tournament's ][5] South Region final between Iowa and Illinois on Saturday night. When the buzzer sounded out of a media timeout with 7:43 left … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois powers its way to its first Final Four in 21 years, beating Iowa 71-59 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-powers-its-way-to-its-first-final-four-in-21-years-beating-iowa-71-59/3915195/ | Freshman Keaton Wagler scored 25 points and Illinois ended Iowa's underdog [ March Madness ][1] run by dominating in the frontcourt, beating the Hawkeyes 71-59 on Saturday to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2005. This will be the sixth trip to the Final Four for … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Day 56 latest updates | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-day-56-latest-updates | ![Search continues for Nancy Guthrie][27] #### [ Search continues for Nancy Guthrie ][28] It's been 56 days since Nancy Guthrie was reported missing and her daughter, Savannah, gave her first TV interview this week to talk about her mom. #### The Brief * * It's been nearly two months since … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Lyft to launch nationwide fuel savings program as drivers feel pinch from rising gas prices | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lyft-launch-nationwide-fuel-savings-program-drivers-feel-pinch-from-rising-gas-prices | ![][13] article Lyft signage on a vehicle at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, US, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Lyft Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 6. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Imag Expand Lyft is rolling out a temporary relief plan … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | March 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Military chaplains will no longer display rank, Hegseth says | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/military-chaplain-changes-pete-hegseth-rank-religion-insignia | ![][6] article FILE - A chaplain reads from a book of prayer during an observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images) #### The Brief * * Pete Hegseth announced reforms this week in efforts to renew military chaplains’ religious focus. * Rank insignia worn by military … |